Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health Lessons from the Harvard Men's Health Studies

Name: Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health Lessons from the Harvard Men's Health Studies
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ISBN: 9780684871820

ISBN-10: 0684871823

ISBN-13: 9780684871820

Edition: 2004 (Reprint)

Authors: Harvey B. Simon

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The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health assembles into a single volume a quarter-century's worth of hard-won knowledge about men's health -- knowledge that men need to lead longer, healthier lives. More than twenty-five years ago, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health began what have become the largest aggregate studies ever of men's health. Tracking 96,000 American men over decades, these studies provide the ultimate resource on what keeps men healthy -- and what doesn't. The result is The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health: Features the most current information on the health-preserving functions of diet, exercise, and…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 2/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Prologue: The Time Has Come



In Health and Sickness: The Unique Attributes of Men



What Makes a Man?



Questions and Answers: The Harvard Men's Health Studies



Perils and Problems: Three Leading Killers of American Men



What Keeps Men Healthy?



The Answers: Diet



The Answers: Exercise



The Answers: Aspirin and Other Supplements



An Answer for Some, a Peril for Others: Alcohol



The Answers: Behavior Modification and Stress Control



The Maladies of Men



Disorders of the Penis, Scrotum, and Testicles



Sexuality and Reproduction



The Prostate: Benign Disorders



Prostate Cancer



Disorders of the Kidneys and Bladder



Other Male Medical Problems


Epilogue: Preventive Maintenance: Medical Care for Men


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Index